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Da Nang launches water resources project

Central Da Nang city has launched a project to conduct comprehensive assessment of climate change response for water resources in the city till April 2015.

(for illustration only. Photo: danang.gov.vn)

The project is part of the overall environmental projects against climate change, having a budget of 223,281 USD funded by the Rockerfeller Foundation.

The goal of the project is to ensure the water resource planning of the city in the future to make these resources resistant to the effects of climate change.

The project covers researching and evaluating the current usage of surface water and water resource management, forecast of water resources and demands for water usage in the context of urbanisation and climate change to propose solutions to adapt to climate change.

To implement the project, experts will assess the current situation of water supply plants in the area, and study the supply of water taken from the basin of Vu Gia and Thu Bon Rivers to the city, and irrigation and hydropower works for water supply across the region.

Recently, Da Nang Urban Development Agency (Ministry of Construction) in cooperation with the Danang People' Committee, the US Rockerfeller Foundation, and the US Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) co-organized a workshop on solutions for urban development planning to adapt to flooding. At the workshop, participants presented many presentations about flood protection measures for the city, the city's 2013-2020 projects on coping with climate change. Addressing at the event, the municipal PC Vice Chairman, Mr Phung Tan Viet, said that Danang has implemented many projects for coping with climate change. In particular, the focus on mainstreaming climate change in its socio-economic development plans. The city has made every effort to strengthen cooperation with international organization to carry out scientific research for urban development adapted to climate change. According to Vo Van Le, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Institute of Construction Planning, to tackle flooding in old urban areas under the impact of climate change and sea level rise the city should provide a roadmap, long-term strategic solutions would be identified to sort out this problem effectively. At this workshop, the Rockefeller Foundation presented the study of the flood maps with the flood frequency through project "Hydrological Modeling and Simulation of Urban Development" which was funded by the Foundation through US Institute for Social and Environmental Transition. The project has developed models of urban drainage systems with different scenarios, updated information for the adjustment of urban construction planning by 2030 with a vision to 2050 and the detailed planning…... [read more]

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​Da Nang City has started project "Comprehensive assessment of climate change response for water resources of Da Nang City". The project will be carried out during 2 years and completed in April 2015. This project is in the overall environmental projects against climate change, with a total budget of $223,281 USD funded by the Rockerfeller Foundation. The goal of the project is to ensure the water resources planning of Da Nang City in the future, resistant to the effects of climate change. The project scopes include researching, evaluating the current usage of surface water and the status of water resource management, forecast of water resources and demands for water usage in the context of urbanization and climate change; then to propose solutions to adapt to climate change. To implement the project, the experts will survey, assess the current status of water supply plants in the area, research, and investigate the water supply to the city from the basin of Vu Gia - Thu Bon Rivers, the irrigation and hydropower works for water supply across the region.... [read more]

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Da Nang City has started project "Comprehensive assessment of climate change response for water resources of Da Nang City". The project will be carried out during 2 years and completed in April 2015. This project is in the overall environmental projects against climate change, with a total budget of $223,281 USD funded by the Rockerfeller Foundation. The goal of the project is to ensure the water resources planning of Da Nang City in the future, resistant to the effects of climate change. The project scopes include researching, evaluating the current usage of surface water and the status of water resource management, forecast of water resources and demands for water usage in the context of urbanization and climate change; then to propose solutions to adapt to climate change. To implement the project, the experts will survey, assess the current status of water supply plants in the area, research, and investigate the water supply to the city from the basin of Vu Gia - Thu Bon Rivers, the irrigation and hydropower works for water supply across the region. Mai Chi... [read more]

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BEIJING — Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the Global Health Conference in Beijing over the weekend. The event was jointly organised by the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Rockerfeller Foundation on the occasion of the US-based foundation's 100th anniversary. Around 150 delegates discussed healthcare and sustainable development, changing epidemiology and demography, health outside the scope of the healthcare system, and global health. They also discussed healthcare innovations and the role of leaders in the sector's future. At a plenary session yesterday chaired by Tien with the Lao Minister of Health and the Thai Minister of Public Health, delegates discussed macro development trends in the health sector in the course of establishing national healthcare development plans. They also discussed ways to enhance the Vietnamese healthcare sector's ties with the international community and accelerate its integration to improve the quality of public health. — VNS... [read more]

Vietnamese Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the Global Health Conference from January 26-27 in Beijing to discuss the next 100 years of the health sector. The event was jointly held by the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Rockerfeller Foundation of the US on the occasion of the foundation’s 100th founding anniversary. Around 150 delegates discussed health and sustainable development, society’s contributions to people’s health, changing epidemiology and demography, health outside the scope of the health system and global healthcare. They also discussed global health innovation and the role of leaders in the sector’s future. At a plenary session on January 27 chaired by Minister Tien with the Lao Minister of Health and the Thai Minister of Public Health, delegates discussed the macro development trends in the health sector in the course of establishing national health development plans. Global health leaders also discussed ways to enhance the Vietnamese health sector’s ties with the international community and accelerate the sector’s integration to improve healthcare work and protect Vietnamese people’s health. Source: VNA... [read more]

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